Colorectal Cancer In New Jersey 1979-1997
Table 16 Male Colorectal Cancer Incidence And Incidence Rates By Year And Race, New Jersey 1979-1997*

YEAR	RACE
	ALL RACES		WHITE		BLACK		OTHER	UNKNOWN
	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Number	Number
1979	2,552	73.2	2,383	74.3	152	55.7	12	5
1980	2,718	77.0	2,538	78.2	163	57.8	8	9
1981	2,682	75.0	2,457	74.8	185	71.6	20	20
1982	2,678	73.3	2,464	73.6	179	64.6	12	23
1983	2,776	75.4	2,555	76.0	193	67.7	17	11
1984	2,748	73.9	2,539	74.8	176	61.7	13	20
1985	2,954	77.8	2,742	79.3	173	56.3	11	28
1986	2,906	76.0	2,667	76.7	201	66.1	16	22
1987	2,957	76.3	2,716	77.3	202	63.0	18	21
1988	2,955	75.6	2,702	76.4	213	66.1	30	10
1989	2,851	72.4	2,591	72.7	206	62.6	35	19
1990	2,909	73.0	2,647	73.6	211	63.4	21	30
1991	2,878	71.3	2,590	71.3	215	62.7	48	25
1992	2,823	69.1	2,553	69.6	215	60.0	33	22
1993	2,719	65.5	2,446	66.0	203	55.3	47	23
1994	2,629	62.5	2,343	62.5	217	58.0	44	25
1995	2,660	62.3	2,346	62.0	266	70.4	35	13
1996	2,710	63.0	2,427	63.9	228	58.9	53	2
1997	2,682	61.3	2,381	61.8	244	59.9	50	7
TOTAL	52,787	70.9	48,087	71.5	3,842	62.1	523	335

*Incidence rates - per 100,000 population, age-adjusted to the 1970 U.S. population. Includes invasive colorectal cancer cases; does not include in situ colorectal cancer cases. Rates were not calculated for men of other or unknown race. Source: New Jersey State Cancer Registry. Return to main page